Multi-bandwidth communication for fluid distribution network
AssigneeDropwater Solutions
InventorPaul Kirch
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Abstract
A method includes obtaining a set of pressure measurements at an electronic pump and storing the set of pressure measurements in a memory storage, where each measurement time of the set of pressure measurements is within a measurement duration. The method includes determining and sending a measure of central tendency to a second computing device via a first wireless signal. The method also includes determining a subset of pressure measurements based on the set of pressure measurements. The method includes transferring the first subset of pressure measurements to a data collection device via a second wireless signal, wherein an operating frequency of the second wireless signal is greater than one gigahertz and deleting the first subset of measurements from the memory storage.
Claims20
A system for transmitting electronic pump pressure data comprising:
- a first computing device of an electronic pump that comprises one or more processors programmed with program instructions that, when executed, cause the first computing device to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a set of pressure measurements at the electronic pump, wherein each measurement time of the set of pressure measurements is within a measurement duration, and wherein the set of pressure measurements is acquired at a rate greater than or equal to once per minute;
- storing the set of pressure measurements in a memory storage of the first computing device;
- determining a measure of central tendency based on the set of pressure measurements;
- sending the measure of central tendency to a second computing device via a first wireless signal, wherein an operating frequency of the first wireless signal is between zero hertz and one gigahertz;
- determining a first subset of pressure measurements based on the set of pressure measurements, wherein the first subset of pressure measurements comprises a first measurement and a second measurement, and wherein the first measurement was measured in an earliest quartile of the measurement duration and the second measurement was measured in a latest quartile of the measurement duration;
- transferring the first subset of pressure measurements to a data collection device via a second wireless signal, wherein an operating frequency of the second wireless signal is greater than one gigahertz;
- receiving a confirmation from the data collection device that the first subset of pressure measurements was transferred;
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- deleting the first subset of measurements from the memory storage.
A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors effectuate operations comprising:
- obtaining a first set of measurements at a first computing device of a first electronic pump, wherein a wireless device is in wired communication with the first computing device, and wherein each measurement time of the first set of measurements is within a measurement duration;
- determining a first set of values based on the first set of measurements, wherein the first set of values has a fewer number of values than the first set of measurements, and wherein determining the first set of values comprises determining a sum of the first set of measurements;
- storing the first set of measurements in a memory of the first computing device;
- sending the first set of values to a second computing device via a first wireless signal transmitted by the wireless device, wherein an operating frequency of the first wireless signal is within a first frequency range, and wherein the first frequency range is inclusively between zero hertz and one gigahertz;
- determining a first subset of measurements based on the first set of measurements, wherein the first subset of measurements comprises a first measurement and a second measurement, and wherein the first measurement was measured in an earliest quartile of the measurement duration and the second measurement was measured in a latest quartile of the measurement duration;
- transmitting the first subset of measurements to a third computing device via a second wireless signal, wherein an operating frequency of the second wireless signal is within a second frequency range that is greater than one gigahertz;
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- associating the first subset of measurements with a second indicator to indicate that the first set of measurements have been transferred.
A method comprising:
- obtaining a set of measurements at a first computing device of an electronic pump, wherein a wireless device is in wired communication with the first computing device, and wherein each measurement time of the set of measurements is within a measurement duration;
- determining a set of values based on the set of measurements, wherein the set of values has a fewer number of values than the set of measurements;
- storing the set of measurements in a memory of the first computing device;
- sending the set of values to a second computing device via a first wireless signal transmitted by the wireless device;
- determining a subset of measurements based on the set of measurements;
- transmitting the subset of measurements to a third computing device via a second wireless signal, wherein an operating frequency of the second wireless signal is greater than an operating frequency of the first wireless signal;
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- associating the subset of measurements with a second indicator to indicate that the set of measurements have been transferred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.